Much of this outperformance was down to the bank's
under-fire trading and investment banking arms, with markets
trading revenues increasing 19% to £1.2 billion. Bond, currency
and commodity trading revenues increased from £627 million to
£688 million.

"During the third quarter our corporate and investment bank
outperformed peers again in markets, with a 19 per cent increase
in income," Barclays CEO Jes Staley said in a statement alongside
the results.

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The results will buoy the bank's management which is facing
pressure from activist investor Edward Bramson over the
investment banking unit.